DocumentCode :
3289678
Title :
Electromagnetic interference on artificial heart pacemaker
Author :
Sahrani, S. ; Semangin, N. ; Suhaili, S. ; Mat, D. A Awg ; Osman, M.S. ; Sawawi, M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan
fYear :
2008
fDate :
2-4 Dec. 2008
Firstpage :
153
Lastpage :
156
Abstract :
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) due to radio frequency (RF) is known to cause interference in electronics devices. Interference may cause devices such as pacemaker to malfunctions with potentially adverse consequences. Exposure of electromagnetic interference comes from digital cellular telephones that are commonly used nowadays. This paper describes the preliminary case study on the effect of the EMI interference with a pacemaker. Temperatures were calculated at various frequencies to investigate the effect. Higher temperatures may cause discomfort to the patient.
Keywords :
biological effects of radiation; biomedical equipment; pacemakers; radiofrequency interference; artificial heart pacemaker; digital cellular telephones; electromagnetic interference; electronics devices; radio frequency; Artificial heart; Batteries; Circuits; Connectors; Electromagnetic interference; Humans; Lead; Pacemakers; Radio frequency; Temperature; Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); Radio Frequency (RF); pacemaker;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2008. RFM 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2866-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2867-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2008.4897396
Filename :
4897396
Link To Document :
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